Lakhmids Melee Infantry

al-Rahrain

Very few easterners were professional soldiers and none, save for the noble-born cavalry, were formally trained or drilled. Instead, troops were levied by rich landowners as an obligation during times of war. For instance, levied infantry were typically untrained spearmen, with archers and slingers the more experienced and elite foot units. As might be expected due to the local terrain, cavalry was an important component in an eastern army, and several styles of horseback warfare emerged as a result. Horse archers were used to wear down infantry with fast, incessant attacks before and after thunder-strike cavalry charges from the fearsome heavy shock cavalry that was beginning to dominate the battlefield. Melee or spear infantry's main purpose was to pin the enemy down whilst the cavalry carried out complex its outflanking manoeuvres, which naturally affected the quality of troops employed for the role.

Unit Name al-Rahrain

Main Unit Key att_des_es_al_rahrain

Land Unit Key att_des_es_al_rahrain

Naval Unit Key att_cor_heavy_rom

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 475

Recruitment Cost 475

Upkeep Cost 380

Melee Attack 48

Melee Damage 25

├ Melee Weapon att_mace

├ Melee Base Damage 5

├ Armour-piercing Damage 20

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 48

Melee Defence 25

├ Base Defence 10

├ Shield att_round

└ Shield Defence 15

Armour 25

├ Armour att_leather

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 15

Health 112

├ Man Entity att_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 90

└ Bonus Hit Points 22

Morale 34

Abilities

• Sea Sickness
  As these men are inexperienced sailors. Caught up in sea combat, they suffer various penalties.
• Shield Wall
  The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.

Attributes

• Disciplined
  This unit does not suffer a morale penalty when the general dies. It can also rally after routing more often.
• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Upgrade
Required Technology Cost 156 Upgrade To
Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Militia Encampment (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_minor_3) Level 2 Militia Compound (att_bld_eastern_sassanid_military_minor_4) Level 3

Faction Availability
Grand Campaign	Lakhmids Lakhmid Separatists